The Good And The Beautiful Meet The Bad And The Ugly <<>> The Disease Of Vandalism
When I was a child I loved beautiful plants and gardens. It became ingrained, and expresses itself daily in my love of gardening. Sadly, not every child is brought up to appreciate the good and the beautiful in life...
Some juvenile vandals in my neighborhood have caused these once Nopales Cacti to be opened to disease that destroys their color and their smooth texture. This happened once before, a few years ago. I kept trimming the damaged petals or lobes until that crop of young vandals moved away from their parents. Then the plants healed and were gorgeous again.
Now, their younger siblings have come of vandalism age. Today I hope to begin trimming the disfigured lobes. It will take a few days. Then I will take these photos on my iPhone to a local garden center. Hopefully they will know a cure for the fungus or rot that is so ugly.
Update on May 6th:
At one nursery, the expert observed that the base sections of Nopales Cacti naturally have a similar patina. As result, I no linger believe it is a disease. I suspect it is accelerated aging induced by the wound on the injured lobe.
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The Good And The Beautiful Meet The Bad And The Ugly <<>> The Disease Of Vandalism
When I was a child I loved beautiful plants and gardens. It became ingrained, and expresses itself daily in my love of gardening. Sadly, not every child is brought up to appreciate the good and the beautiful in life...
Some juvenile vandals in my neighborhood have caused these once Nopales Cacti to be opened to disease that destroys their color and their smooth texture. This happened once before, a few years ago. I kept trimming the damaged petals or lobes until that crop of young vandals moved away from their parents. Then the plants healed and were gorgeous again.
Now, their younger siblings have come of vandalism age. Today I hope to begin trimming the disfigured lobes. It will take a few days. Then I will take these photos on my iPhone to a local garden center. Hopefully they will know a cure for the fungus or rot that is so ugly.
Update on May 6th:
At one nursery, the expert observed that the base sections of Nopales Cacti naturally have a similar patina. As result, I no linger believe it is a disease. I suspect it is accelerated aging induced by the wound on the injured lobe.
IMG_1877 - Version 2